Governance

Report by Prabhu Ram, CyberMedia Research The 9th edition of the HPE C4IO Conclave with theme of Convene, Communicate, Collaborate, Conquer, was held at Amritsar from 8-10 September, 2017. CMR was HPE’s Knowledge Partner for the same. The C4IO Conclave

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has directed Facebook owned WhatsApp to file affidavits stating what user data they have shared with “third parties.” On its part, the messaging platform told SC that it did not share any

NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Supreme Court judgement today said the ‘Right to Privacy‘ is a fundamental right protected by Article 21 of the Constitution of India that protects life and liberty. While the ruling is not particularly against Aadhaar, but

The NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) has launched two new apps- MyFASTag and FASTag Partner through which highway users can buy FASTags (RFID cards) for electronic toll collection. A FASTag is linked to an account where the user adds money.

Apple is removing virtual private networks (VPN) services from its App Store in China. VPN service allows users to bypass China’s so-called “Great Firewall” aimed at restricting access to overseas sites. The move was first noted by ExpressVPN, a provider based outside of

The Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI) has filed a complaint against Ola-owned Qarth Technologies for misusing data accessed from the Aadhaar website. Chennai-based Qarth Technologies was acquired by cab aggregator Ola in March 2016, in a bid to strengthen Ola’s mobile wallet

For all those social media addicts whose lives are like an open book on their Facebook or Instagram walls, it’s time to stop and ponder a little bit. According to a Bloomberg report, your social media accounts will now be

While the tech companies are competing against each other to perfect self-driving technology with trials across the world, looks like one of the world’s fastest growing markets- India isn’t interested in the technology at all. Driverless cars will not be allowed

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new mobile app called mAadhaar that lets you carry your Aadhaar on your mobile. This means, now all your biometric and demographic information will be available on your smartphone and you don’t need to

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has come up with video tutorials for customers who download the BHIM application for UPI based transactions. These videos are aimed at helping new users with introductory steps of using the application, such as

Facebook-owned WhatsApp may be one of the most popular means of communicating with friends and family across the globe but users need to be cautious while using the messaging app as it does not provide enough protection to users against

A group of Twitter users have sued Donald Trump and two White House communication aides for violating their constitutional rights by blocking them from Trump’s personal Twitter account after they criticized the President. The case brought forward by the Knight

Homegrown IoT brand Smartron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chhattisgarh to bring smart technology and elevate the technical framework of the state. “With our strong R&D-led product portfolio, we look forward to partnering with the Chhattisgarh government

Indian government has approved Amazon’s proposed $500 million investment in India’s food retail segment, according to PTI report. It is a separate investment from the $5 billion which it had already committed to invest in India. Citing a government official, the news agency

The Department of Telecom(DoT) has made it compulsory to install Global Positioning System(GPS) in all mobile phones including the feature phones sold in India from January 1, 2018 so as to locate subscribers during emergency situations, rejecting a plea from handset

The government of India is examining the use of private vehicles as shared taxis in an effort to reduce car ownership and curb the growing traffic in major cities, according to a report in Reuters. A government official involved in

Karnataka IT & BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday opened the state government’s ‘Elevate’ programme under which the government will spend Rs 400 crore to ‘elevate’ 100 startups by providing them funds and mentors to help them turn their ideas into successful businesses. ‘Elevate

MUMBAI, INDIA: Earlier this year, just before the BMC polls, the Government of Maharashtra launched the first phase of its ambitious MumbaiWiFi project to cover all major areas in the city with public WiFi hotspots. Besides, ensuring all government services

Apple has slashed the prices of its various products, including iPhone, iPad and Mac, in India from July 1st, as it looks to pass on the benefits accrued from the recently rolled out GST to customers. In the post-GST roll

In a bid to facilitate innovation in schools, NITI Aayog is gearing up to open 1,000 new Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) this year, all across India. ATLs will conduct different activities ranging from regional and national level competitions, designing and